Patents by Inventor Jeremy Chavez

Jeremy Chavez has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Fixed outboard engine tiltrotor with leading edge drive system and angled rotation spindle configuration
    Patent number: 10689106
    Abstract: The present invention includes a rotorcraft drive system comprising: an engine positioned at an end of a wing between a mid-wing spar and an aft-wing spar; a spindle positioned forward from the engine, the spindle capable of rotation between a hover and forward flight position, wherein the spindle rotates about a rotation bearing on an inboard split rib and an outboard tip rib or in a cantilevered spindle configuration supported by the inboard tip rib; and a tilt axis driveshaft connected to the engine, wherein the tilt axis drive shaft connects to a plurality of gears and shafts that transmit power from the engine to a proprotor gear box when the spindle is in: a forward position, a hover position, and during a transition between the forward position and the hover position without loss of power to the proprotor gear box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON INC.
    Inventors: Jeremy Chavez, Brent Chadwick Ross
  • Fixed Outboard Engine Tiltrotor with Leading Edge Drive System and Angled Rotation Spindle Configuration
    Publication number: 20190009900
    Abstract: The present invention includes a rotorcraft drive system comprising: an engine positioned at an end of a wing between a mid-wing spar and an aft-wing spar; a spindle positioned forward from the engine, the spindle capable of rotation between a hover and forward flight position, wherein the spindle rotates about a rotation bearing on an inboard split rib and an outboard tip rib or in a cantilevered spindle configuration supported by the inboard tip rib; and a tilt axis driveshaft connected to the engine, wherein the tilt axis drive shaft connects to a plurality of gears and shafts that transmit power from the engine to a proprotor gear box when the spindle is in: a forward position, a hover position, and during a transition between the forward position and the hover position without loss of power to the proprotor gear box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Jeremy Chavez, Brent Chadwick Ross
  • Armed tiltrotor aircraft
    Patent number: D743320
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
    Inventors: Brent C. Ross, Jeremy Chavez, Steven Ivans